The Prophet

Self Fulfilling Prophecy - Positive or negative expectations about circumstances, events, or people that may affect a persons behavior toward them in a manner that he or she (unknowingly) creates situations in which those expectations are fulfilled.

As mentioned in class, the Declaration of Independence is seen to be a flawed set of rules that which everyone blames for the current racism and other controversies going on in the world right now. Ideally, the DoI is the perfect standard where everyone gets along and follows these rules, but as of right now, we're not quite there yet. "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" (Jefferson) - these three words are America's prophecy, but like a kid trying to become a professional basketball player, you can't just suddenly become a pro at anything without any practice or buildup. Right now, America as a whole is turning towards a self-defeating prophecy, as we keep blaming the DoI as the source of our problems. As a nation, we can't expect to jump to the end goal that the DoI suggests, and when we try to, it only ends in consequences. To fix the issues that are occurring in today's society, we need to tear down some of the foundations that have been placed that are negatively affecting other people, such as war, and build up slowly together as a nation, rather than just continuing to march forward to the wrong path and quickly blaming the DoI for every time we make a mistake as a country.